• FRIAND
adj. 1599 obs. – dainty; delicious to the palate; fond of delicate food
n. 1598 obs. – a person of dainty taste in food; an epicure
• FRIAR
n. 1956 UK rhyming sl. for ‘fuck’ – sexual intercourse
vb. 1956 UK rhyming sl. for ‘fuck’ – to have sexual intercourse
• FRIAR TUCK
int. 20C rhyming sl. for ‘fuck’- an exclamation
n. 1956 UK rhyming sl. for ‘fuck’ – sexual intercourse
vb. 1956 UK rhyming sl. for ‘fuck’ – to have sexual intercourse
• FRIAR TUCKED
adj. 1996 euphemism for ‘fucked’ – bothered, concerned; thwarted
• FRIAR’S
n. 1956 UK rhyming sl. for ‘fuck’ – sexual intercourse
vb. 1956 UK rhyming sl. for ‘fuck’ – to have sexual intercourse
• FRIBBLE
adj. 1798 – trifling, frivolous, ridiculous, silly
n. 1. 1664 – a trifling, frivolous fellow; one not occupied in serious employment, a trifler; a silly oaf
n. 2. 17C Brit. sl. – a homosexual male, possibly a transvestite
n. 3. M17 sl. – a sexually inadequate male
n. 4. 1785 sl. – a contemptible fop
n. 5. 1831 – a trifling thing, a frivolous notion or characteristic
n. 6. 1881 – frivolity, nonsense
vb. 1. a1627 obs. – to falter, to stammer
vb. 2. 1640 – in early use, to act aimlessly or feebly, to busy oneself to no purpose; to fuss about; later, contemptuously (except dialect), to behave frivolously, to trifle
vb. 3. M17 sl. – to behave in a sexually inadequate manner
vb. 4. 1709 obs. – to falter, to totter in walking
vb. 5. 1756 Sc. – to frizzle or frizz a wig
• FRIBBLING
adj. 18C – trifling
• FRIBBLISH
adj. 1768 – trifling
• FRICATRICE
n. 1605 – a lewd woman; a harlot
• FRICATRIX
n. 1. 19C Brit. sl. – a woman who masturbates herself
n. 2. 20C sl. – a woman known to copulate frequently or well
• FRICK AND FRACK
n. 1980s African-American sl. – the testicles
• FRICKINCHATEN
n. 2000s African-American sl. – a talking seductively to a woman
• FRICKING
adj. 1930s euphemism for ‘fucking’ – a general intensifier
• FRICKLE
n. 1681 obs. – a basket for fruit that holds about a bushel
vb. 1. 19C Eng. dial. – to potter about at little jobs, such as an old man can do
vb. 2. 19C Eng. dial. – to fidget, to worry about a thing
• FRICKO
n. 1951 Can. sl. – a chicken stew
• FRICTION
n. 1953 Trinidad and Tobago – a match
• FRIDAY AFTERNOON CAR
n. 1979 UK sl. – a car that is constantly going wrong
• FRIDAY CAR
n. 1979 UK sl. – a car that is constantly going wrong
• FRIDAY-FACE
n. 1592 obs. – a grave, dismal, or gloomy expression of the countenance; a gloomy, dejected-looking or miserable-looking man or woman
• FRIDAY-FACED
adj. 1583 – sad-looking, melancholy, having a serious or gloomy face, miserable-looking
• FRIDGE
n. 1. 1926 US colloq. – a refrigerator
n. 2. 1996 US sl. – a person who is sexually unresponsive, gen. a woman
• FRIED
adj. 1. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. – starched, as a shirt
adj. 2. 1923 US sl. – drunk, or drug-intoxicated
adj. 3. 1980 US sl. – mentally exhausted
adj. 4. 1981 US sl. – in computing: not working because of a complete hardware failure
adj. 5. 1989 US sl. – sunburnt
• FRIED, DRIED, AND SWEPT ASIDE
phr. 1997 US sl. – said of bleached hair that suggests straw
• FRIED, DYED, COMBED TO THE SIDE
phr. 1980 US sl. – used as a description of a Black person’s hair that has been chemically straightened
• FRIED, DYED, SWOOPED TO THE SIDE
phr. 1980 US sl. – used as a description of a Black person’s hair that has been chemically straightened
• FRIED EGG
n. 1908 US sl. – the insignia of the US Military Academy
• FRIED EGGS
n. 1997 UK sl. – small female breasts
• FRIED SHIRT
n. 1853 Amer. dial. – a man’s starched dress shirt
• FRIED TO THE GILLS
adj. M20 US sl. – intoxicated with alcohol
• FRIEND
n. 1. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – a loved one; a sweetheart
n. 2. 1988 US sl. – in poker: any card that improves a hand
vb. 1. 1971 Trinidad and Tobago – to have sex; to take part in a romantic relationship
vb. 2. 1993 Can. sl. – to engage in sexual foreplay
• FRIENDIES
n. M19 sl. – a friend
• FRIEND IN NEED
n. 19C sl. – a louse; generally in plural
• FRIENDLY
adj. 1987 US sl. – used as a euphemism for ‘passive’ in sadomasochistic sex
• FRIENDLY CITY
n. 1951 S. Afr. – Port Elizabeth, South Africa
• FRIEND OF DOROTHY
n. 1988 Aust. sl. – a homosexual
• FRIEND OF PEDRO
n. 1999 UK sl. – someone in possession of cocaine
• FRIENDS
vb. 1965 Barbados usage – to court
• FRIES
n. 1994 US sl. – pieces of crack cocaine
• FRIG
n. c1888 sl. – act of sexual intercourse
vb. 1. 1598 mainly euphemistic – to have sex; to copulate
vb. 2. 1680 sl. – to masturbate
vb. 3. 18C Brit. sl. – to dawdle, to waste time
vb. 4. 2003 UK sl. – to digitally stimulate/explore the vagina as a part of sexual foreplay
• FRIGABOB
n. 19C Eng. dial. – anything dancing up and down, jerking from side to side, or moving about rapidly
vb. 19C Eng. dial. – to dance or jerk up and down, to move about rapidly
• FRIG ABOUT
vb. 1933 UK sl. – to potter about; to waste time doing little or nothing
• FRIGGING
adj. 1. 18C Brit. – of a person or task: time-wasting; demanding too much time, pottering about
adj. 2. M20 US sl. – an intensifier; damned; ‘fucking’
n. 1. 16C – masturbation
n. 2. 18C – pottering about
n. 3. 20C US – copulation
• FRIGGLE
vb. 19C Brit. sl. – to masturbate
• FRIGGLE-FRAGGLES
n. 19C Sc. – toys, trifles, gewgaws; useless, vain ornaments of dress
• FRIGG-UP
n. 20C Aust. & US euphemism for ‘fuck-up’ – a mess, a muddle
• FRIGHT
n. 1. 1751 sl. – one who is an object of ridicule
n. 2. 1832 sl. – an ugly or unattractive person or thing
• FRIGHTENER
n. 1962 sl. – a member of a criminal gang employed to intimidate the gang’s potential victims
• FRIGHTEN THE DAYLIGHTS OUT OF
vb. 1951 sl. – to frighten; to terrify
• FRIGHTEN THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS OUT OF
vb. 1951 sl. – to frighten; to terrify
• FRIGHTEN THE PANTS OFF
vb. 1967 UK sl. – to frighten or scare someone, esp. severely or when horror is presented as entertainment) thrillingly
• FRIGHTFULNESS
n. 1914 colloq. – anything, esp. behaviour, that is objectionable
• FRIGIDIOUS
adj. 1630 obs. rare – intensely cold, frigid
• FRIG IT!
int. M20 US sl. – ‘fuck it!”
• FRIGITATE
vb. 1635 obs. rare – to freeze, to cool
• FRIGO
n. 1918 Brit. military sl. – frozen or chilled meat
• FRIG ONESELF
vb. 16C – to masturbate oneself
• FRIGOT
n. 1683 obs. rare – a person of frigid temperament
• FRIGSTER
n. 19C Brit. – a male who masturbates himself
• FRIGSTRESS
n. 19C Brit. – a female who masturbates herself
• FRIG-UP
n. 20C Aust. & US euphemism for ‘fuck-up’ – a mess, a muddle
• FRILL
n. 1. 19C colloq. – swagger, conceit, affectation
n. 2. c1933 sl. – a girl, a woman
• FRILL-DE-DILLS
n. 1883 Eng. dial. – frills, embroidery; laces, trimmings, ornaments on a dress
• FRILLED LIZARD
n. c1942 Aust sl. – a man with a whisker-framed face
• FRILLERY
n. c1888 colloq. – women’s underclothing
• FRILLIES
n. c1870 colloq. – women’s underclothing
• FRIM-FRAM
n. 1847 Sc. – a trifle, a whim, a fancy, an invention
• FRIMICATE
vb. 1. 19C Eng. dial. – to give oneself airs; to be affected
vb. 2. 19C Eng. dial. – to be fretful or uneasy at trifles
• FRIMPLE-FRAMPLE
adv. 19C Sc. – in a confused, tangled manner; promiscuously
• FRIP
n. 1847 Sc. – an oaf
• FRIPPET
n. 1908 sl., derogatory – a frivolous or showy young woman
• FRISGIG
n. 19C Eng. dial. – a silly, giddy young woman
• FRISK
vb. Bk1903 sl. – to possess carnally
• FRISKING
adj. 20C US sl. – petting or groping
• FRISKY
adj. 20C – playful, amorous
n. 1986 US sl. – cocaine
• FRISKY POWDER
n. 1955 US sl. – cocaine
• FRIT
n. 1. 1986 Quebec usage – a French fried potato
n. 2. M20 US sl. – a homosexual male
• FRITCHETY
adj. 19C Eng. dial. – fretful, peevish, fidgety
• FRITO
n. 1967 US sl. – a woman who is sexually expert
• FRITTER
vb. 1780 – to break or tear into pieces or fragments
• FRITTERS
n. 1755 – minute pieces, fragments, shreds; articles of trifling sizes, trifles
• FRITTERWARE
n. 1991 US sl. – computer software that is seductive to users, consumes time, and adds little to functionality
• FRITTLE
adj. 1579 obs. – ? fickle
• FRITZ
adj. 1919 colloq., mainly derogatory – German
n. 1887 colloq., mainly derogatory – a German; a German soldier
• FRITZIE
n. 1915 colloq. – a German, esp. a German soldier
• FRIVOL
adj. 1. 1488 chiefly Sc., obs. – fickle, unreliable
adj. 2. 1492 chiefly Sc., obs. – frivolous, paltry, flimsy, absurd
n. 1. c1450 chiefly Sc., obs. – a frivolous thing, a trifle
n. 2. 1903 colloq. – a frivolous person
vb. 1866 – to behave frivolously; to trifle
• FRIVOLISM
n. 1. 1778 – a frivolous occupation
n. 2. 1882 – frivolity
• FRIVOLIST
n. 1884 – a person given to frivolity; a frivolous person
• FRIVOLIZE
vb. 1821 – to make frivolous
• FRIVOLOUS FRAIL
n. Bk1942 Amer. college sl. – a giddy girl
• FRIXORY
n. 1657 obs. – a frying pan
• FRIZGIG
n. 19C Eng. dial. – a silly, giddy young woman
• FRIZILATION
n. 1567 obs. – a frizzling of the hair
• FRIZZ
n. 1668 – curled or frizzed hair
vb. 1. 1660 – to curl or crisp the hair
vb. 2. 1834 – to make a sputtering noise in frying
vb. 3. 1891 Eng. dial. – to scorch or dry up
• FRIZZLE
n. 1613 – frizzled hair; a short crisp curl
vb. 1. 1565-73 – to curl hair in small crisp curls
vb. 2. 1839 – to make a sputtering noise in frying
• FRO
n. 1970 sl. – a hairdo, sometimes worn by American Blacks, where the hair appears to be a large fluffy ball
• FROB
n. 1983 US computer sl. – an unnamed or unspecified thing
• FROBLY-MOBLY
adj. 1691 Eng. dial. obs. – indifferently well
• FROBNITZ
n. 1983 US computer sl. – an unnamed or unspecified thing
• FROG
n. 1. 1778 sl., derogatory – a French person
n. 2. 19C Brit. – a policeman
n. 3. 1952 Aust. sl. – a condom
n. 4. 1955 sl., derogatory – the French language
n. 5. 20C US – an adolescent male whose voice is changing
• THE FROG AND TOAD
n. 1859 rhyming sl. – the road
• FROG-EATER
n. M19 sl., derogatory – a nickname for a Frenchman
• FROGGEE
n. 1872 sl., derogatory – a French person
• FROGGIE
n. 1952 Aust. sl. – a condom
• FROGGY
adj. 1872 sl., derogatory – French
n. 1853 sl., derogatory – a Frenchman or Frenchwoman
• FROGGY-LAND
n. 1895 colloq. – France
• FROGLAND
n. 1. 1830 obs, derogatory – the Netherlands
n. 2. 19C jocular usage, derogatory – France
• FROGLANDER
n. 1673 Brit., obs., derogatory – a Dutchman
• FROGLET
n. 1824 – a young or small frog, esp. one that was recently a tadpole
• FROGLING
n. a1590 – a tiny young frog; a tadpole
• FROG POND
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – the ocean
• FROG’S EYES
n. 20C colloq. – tapioca
• FROGSH
n. 20C Aust. military usage – nonsense
• FROGSKIN
n. 1. 1902 US sl. – a banknote; usually specifically a dollar bill
n. 2. 1907 Aust. sl. – a pound note
n. 3. E20 Aust. – a condom
• FROG’S PARADISE
n. Amer. World War I sl. – Paris
• FROG-SPAWN
n. 1959 Brit. sl. – applied disparagingly by children to tapioca or sago pudding
• FROG STRANGLER
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – a heavy rain
• FROGTOWN
n. Amer. World War I sl. – Paris
• FROIDEUR
n. 1645 – coldness of manner; indifference, disdain, reserve
• FROKIN
n. 1603 obs. – a Dutch girl or woman
• FROLIC
vb. 1. 19C colloq. – to play sexually
vb. 2. 20C US euphemism – to be in heat; to be sexually aroused
• FROM ARSEHOLE TO BREAKFAST TIME
phr. L19 sl. – all the way; all the time
• FROM ASSHOLE TO APPETITE
adv. 1899 Amer. sl. – from end to end; thoroughly, totally
• FROM ASS TO APPETITE
adv. 1952 Amer. sl. – completely
• FROM A TO IZZARD
adv. 1839 Amer. dial. – from beginning to end; thoroughly, in every detail
• FROM BACKBONE TO BREAKFAST TIME THROUGH AND THROUGH
adv. 1907 US sl. – thoroughly, totally
• FROM CAN TO CAN’T
adv. 1968 US sl. – without stint; all day long
• FROM CELLAR TO GARRET
adv. 1828 – throughout the house
• FROM DEAKE’S ISLAND
adj. 1965 Amer. dial. – lacking manners, uncouth, boorish
• FROM END TO ONE
adv. Bk1900 N. Ireland – through and through, from one end to another
• FROM GARRET TO KITCHEN
adv. 1712 – throughout the house
• FROM HEAD TO FOOT
adv. a1300 – completely, thoroughly
• FROM HELL TO BREAKFAST
adv. 1. 1928 Amer. dial. – completely, utterly, thoroughly, decisively, violently
adv. 2. 1939 Amer. dial. – for a considerable distance or time
adv. 3. 1942 Amer. dial. – helter-skelter, in all directions, everywhere
• FROM HELL TO BUSH
adv. 1928 Amer. dial. – completely, utterly, thoroughly, decisively, violently
• FROM HELL TO HARLEM
adv. 1. 1939 Amer. dial. – for a considerable distance or time
adv. 2. 1966 Amer. dial. – helter-skelter, in all directions, everywhere
• FROM IN FRONT
adv. 1950s Amer. sl. – from the beginning
• FROM JERICHO TO JUNE
n. 1837 sl. – a long distance
• FROM MARS
adj. 1980 Amer. sl. – remarkably eccentric; also, very confused
• FROM MOUNT SHASTA
adj. 1930s US drug culture sl. – addicted to narcotics
• FROM PODUNK
adj. 1965 Amer. dial. – lacking manners, uncouth, boorish
• FROMSHAPEN
adj. 1581 obs. – deformed, misshapen
• FROM SUN TO SUN
adv. a1400 obs. – from sunrise to sunset, all day
• FROM SWAMPOODLE
adj. 1965 Amer. dial. – lacking manners, uncouth, boorish
• FROM TAW
adv. 1935 Amer. dial. – from the beginning; of the truest sort
• FROM THE BACKWOODS
adj. 1965 Amer. dial. – lacking manners, uncouth, boorish
• FROM THE CROWN TO THE TOES
adv. 1297 – all over
• FROM THE EGG TO THE APPLES
phr. 1837 – from first to last; from the beginning to the end
• FROM THE OTHER SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN
adj. 1965 Amer. dial. – lacking manners, uncouth, boorish
• FROM THE STICKS
adj. 1965 Amer. dial. – lacking manners, uncouth, boorish
• FROM THE TENDER NAIL
phr. 1603 – from early youth
• FROM THE THREAD TO THE NEEDLE
adv. 1882 Eng. dial. – from beginning to end, the whole, every particular; entirely
• FROM THE WRONG SIDE OF THE TRACKS
adj. 1965 Amer. dial. – lacking manners, uncouth, boorish
• FROMWARD
adj. 1. c888 obs. – departing, about to depart
adj. 2. c1275 obs. – froward
adv. 1. c1225 obs. – in a different or diverse way, contrarily
adv. 2. c1400 obs. – of time: onward from a given date
• FROM WAY BACK
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – excellent; first-rate
• FROM WHO LAID THE CHUNK
adj. 1896 Amer. dial. – of the most thoroughgoing or experienced sort; through and through
adv. 1893 Amer. dial. – very thoroughly, vigorously, or well; to an extreme degree
• FROM WHO LAID THE RAIL
adj. 1889 Amer. dial. – of the most thoroughgoing or experienced sort; through and through
adv. 1881 Amer. dial. – very thoroughly, vigorously, or well; to an extreme degree
• FROM WIG TO WALL
phr. E17 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. rare – from wall to wall; backwards and forwards
• FRONCLE
n. 1543 obs. – a boil or furuncle
• FRONDENT
adj. 1677 – full of leaves or fronds
• FRONDESCE
vb. a1816 – to put forth leaves
• FRONDEUR
n. 1847 – a malcontent; a political rebel
• FRONDOSITY
n. 1656 obs. – leafiness
• FRONDOSOUS
adj. 1623 obs. – full of leaves
• FRONT
n. M17 – effrontery, impudence
vb. L16 arch. – to face boldly, to confront, to oppose
• FRONT-DOOR MAT
n. 19C Brit. sl. – the female pubic hair
• FRONT-GARDEN
n. 19C Brit. sl. – the female genitals
• FRONTIN’
adj. 20C teen & high school sl. – lying
• FRONTMAN
n. 1960 – the leader of most prominent member of a group of musicians
• FRONT NAME
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – the Christian name
• FRONT-PAGE
adj. 1. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – important
adj. 2. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – excellent; first-rate
• FRONT-PARLOR
n. 19C Brit. sl. – the female genitals
• FRONT RAILS
n. 19C sl. – the teeth
• FRONT ROOM
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – a sedan
• FRONT RUNNER
n. 1914 orig. US – a leading contestant; the contestant most likely to succeed
• FRONTS
n. 1994 US sl. – ornamental dental work
• FRONT-SUSPENSION
n. E20 Aust. – a brassiere
• FRONT TRAIL
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – the future
• FRONTURE
n. 1417 obs. – frontier; the part of a country that fronts or faces another country
• FRONT-WHEEL SKID
n. E20 Brit. rhyming sl. for ‘Yid’, derogatory – a Jewish man or woman
• FRONT-WINDOW
n. 19C Brit. sl. – the female genitals
• THE FROOD DUDE
n. 20C teen & high school sl. – Sigmund Freud
• FROPPISH
adj. 1659 obs. – froward, fretful, peevish
• FRORE
adj. c1250 obs. exc. Eng. dial. – intensely cold, frosty, frozen
• FRORY
adj. 1. 1567 – frozen, frosty; extremely cold
adj. 2. 1600 obs. – covered with foam or froth
• FROSH
n. 1. c1000 obs. exc. Eng. dial. – a frog
n. 2. 1915 Amer. sl. – a college freshman or a member of a freshman sports team
• FROSK
n. c1000 obs. exc. Eng. dial. – a frog
• FROSLING
n. a1529 obs. exc. Eng. dial. – anything injured by frost, as an animal, fruit, etc.
• FROST
n. 1914 colloq. – a deceptive, dishonest, or fraudulent person or thing
vb. Bk1913 Amer. dial. – to surprise
• FROST-BRAINED
adj. 1592 obs. – stupid, foolish, dull
• FROST CAKE
vb. 1902 US sl.- to make a difference, to matter
• FROSTIFICATION
n. 1831 humorous usage, obs. – an instance of hair turning grey or hoary
• FROSTIFIED
adj. 1840 chiefly Eng. dial. – very cold
• FROSTIFY
vb. 1833 obs. – to make cold or frosty
• FROSTY
adj. Shakespeare usage – cold; sexually unresponsive, frigid
n. 1. M20 African-American usage – a Caucasian
n. 2. M20 African-American usage – a Black person who prefers to act like a Caucasian
• FROSTY NAIL
n. 1783 Sc. – a dram, drink, probably originally one taken on a cold day
• FROT
vb. 1. c1225 obs. – to stroke or caress an animal
vb. 2. c1320 obs. – to rub, to chafe; to polish a precious stone
• FROTH-BLOWER
n. 1905 jocular usage – a beer-drinker
• FROTHER
n. 1960 – an excitable person, esp. one readily provoked to outrage in defense of a principle
• FROTHERY
n. 1851 – empty display, triviality
• FROTHY
adj. 1593 – trifling, vain, empty, unsubstantial
• FROUD
n. a1200 obs. – a frog or toad
• FROUGH
adj. c1275 obs. exc. Eng. dial. – liable to break or give way; frail, brittle
• FROUGHY
adj. 1579 – musty, stale, sour, not sweet
• FROUNCE
n. 1. 1390 obs. – a wrinkle
n. 2. c1374 obs. – a fold, a crease; a pleat
vb. 1. 1390 obs. – to gather in folds or wrinkles, to wrinkle; to purse the lips or brows
vb. 2. a1529 – to curl or frizz the hair, a wig, etc.
• FROUSSHURE
n. 1477 obs. – a bruise, a contusion
• FROUST • FROWST
n. 1907 – the close and musty air of a room, etc., which is over-warm or overcrowded and without sufficient ventilation
vb. 1884 – to take pleasure in staying in a warm, close, stuffy atmosphere
• FROVER
n. a1000 obs. – comfort, a means of comforting
vb. c900 obs. – to comfort, to console
• FROW
adj. c1275 obs. exc. Eng. dial. – liable to break or give way; frail, brittle
adv. c1325 obs. – hastily
n. 1. 1390 – a Dutchwoman
n. 2. 1587 – a woman, a lady; chiefly said of Dutch or German women
n. 3. 1781 Eng. dial. – an idle, dirty woman
• FROWISH
adj. 1608 obs. – stale-smelling, fetid
• FROWSTINESS
n. 1923 – mustiness, stuffiness
• FROWSTY
adj. 1865 – fusty, musty, having an unpleasant smell
• FROWY
adj. 1579 – partly decomposed and ill-smelling; musty, stale, not sweet
• FROWZE
vb. 1611 obs. exc. Eng. dial. – to curl, to frizz, to ruffle, to rumple
• FROWZLED
adj. 1808 – rumpled, tousled, dishevelled
• FROWZLY
adj. 1872 – rumpled, tousled, dishevelled
• FROWZY
adj. 1. 1681 – ill-smelling, fusty, musty; having an unpleasant smell from being dirty, unwashed, etc.
adj. 2. 1710 – having a dirty, untidy, soiled, neglected appearance, as unkempt hair, etc.; dingy, rusty, slatternly, unkempt
• FROZE HIS MOUTH
phr. E18 US sl. – became intoxicated with alcohol
• FROZEN
adj. E18 US sl. – intoxicated with alcohol
• FRUB
vb. 1611 obs. – to polish or furbish
• FRUCTIVOROUS
adj. 1688 – eating fruit
• FRUGIVORE
n. 1863 – a person who tends to eat a lot of fruit
• FRUGIVOROUS
adj. 1713 – eating fruit
• FRUIBLY
adv. c1450 obs. – enjoyingly; in a state of enjoyment
• FRUISH
vb. c1450 obs. – to enjoy
• FRUIT
n. 1. 1894 sl., orig. US – a gullible person; a dupe
n. 2. 1959 US sl. – a crazy or eccentric person
n. 3. E20, orig. US usage, derogatory – any male homosexual
n. 4. E20 US sl. – a woman of easy morals
n. 5. E20 US colloq. – any strange person
n. 6. M20 US sl. – an effeminate male; a passive homosexual male
• FRUITARIAN
n. 1893 rare – a person who lives on fruit
• FRUITCAKE
n. 1. 1945 sl., orig. US – a crazy or eccentric person
n. 2. 1952 colloq., derogatory – a homosexual male, esp. one considered to be effeminate
n. 3. M20 US sl. – a jerk; an oaf
• FRUITER
n. E20 US sl. – a homosexual male
• FRUITESTER
n. c1386 obs. rare – a female seller of fruit
• FRUIT-FLY
n. 1. M20 US sl. – a homosexual male
n. 2. M20 US sl. – a heterosexual woman who associates with homosexual males for sex or for security
• FRUITFUL VINE
n. E19 Brit. – the female genitals; the womb
• FRUITING
adj. M20 African-American usage – living a sexually promiscuous life
• FRUIT JACKET
n. 1930s US sl. – a reputation as homosexual
• FRUIT-PICKER
n. M20 US homosexual usage – a male who has occasional homosexual experiences
• FRUIT-PLATE
n. 20C US sl. – a homosexual male
• FRUIT SALAD
n. 1. 1917 – a mixture of many different things; a medley
n. 2. 1943 sl. – a (copious or ostentatious) display of medals, or other decorations
• FRUIT-STAND
n. M20 US sl. – a homosexual bar; a gathering place for homosexual males
• FRUITURE
n. a1657 obs. – fruition
• FRUITY
adj. 1. 1900 colloq. – highly interesting, attractive, or suggestive
adj. 2. 1929 US sl. – crazy, eccentric
adj. 3. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – excellent; first-rate
• FRUMBERDLING
n. c1000 obs. – a youth
• FRUME
n. a1000 obs. – beginning
• FRUMIOUS
adj. 1871 (Lewis Carroll word) – furious, fuming
• FRUMKENNED
adj. c893 obs. – firstborn
• FRUMMAGEMED
adj. 1699 cant, obs. – choked, strangled, hanged
• FRUMP
n. 1. 1553 obs. – a mocking speech or action; a flout, a jeer
n. 2. 1593 obs. – a derisive deception, a hoax
n. 3. 1817 – a cross, old-fashioned, dowdily-dressed woman
n. 4. 1886 – a dowdy dress
n. 5. 20C colloq. – any ugly or unpleasant male or female
vb. 1. 1566 obs. – to scoff, to mock
vb. 2. 1577 obs. – to mock, flout, to jeer; to taunt, to insult, to snub
vb. 3. 1693 obs. – to sulk, to be in a bad temper
vb. 4. 1862 – to put in a bad humour, to vex
• FRUMPER
n. 1589 obs. – a person who mocks, flouts, or jests
• FRUMPERY
n. 1. 1582 obs. – abuse, mockery
n. 2. 1653 obs. – a flout, a mock, a sneer
• FRUMPING
adj. 1587 – mocking, scoffing, jeering
• FRUMPISH
adj. 1. 1647 – disposed to mock or flout; jesting, sneering; also, cross, ill-tempered
adj. 2. 1847 – old-fashioned or dowdy; outmoded, shabby, drab
• FRUMPLE
n. c1440 obs. – a wrinkle
vb. 1398 obs. exc. Eng. dial. – to wrinkle, to crumple
• FRUMP OFF
vb. a1625 obs. – to put off with jeering answers
• FRUMPS
n. 1671 obs. exc. Eng. dial. – sulks, ill-humour
• FRUMPY
adj. 1746 – cross, ill-tempered, irritable, churlish; also, dowdy
• FRUMRESE
n. c1275 obs. – a first attack, onslaught
• FRUMTH
n. c950 obs. – beginning
• FRUNTY
adj. 1. 19C Sc. – having the appearance of health, healthy
adj. 2. 19C Sc. – free in manner; spirited, implying the idea of forwardness; keen, eager; passionate
• FRUSH
adj. 1. 1802 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. – liable to break, brittle, fragile
adj. 2. a1807 Sc. obs. – frank, forward
adj. 3. 1848 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. – soft, not firm in substance
n. 1. c1400 obs. exc. Sc. – a rush, charge, onset, collision
n. 2. 1582 obs. exc. Sc. – fragments, splinters
vb. 1. a1300 obs. – to strike violently so as to crush, bruise, or smash
vb. 2. c1430 obs. exc. Eng. dial. – to rub harshly, to scratch
vb. 3. c1430 obs. – to carve a chicken
vb. 4. 1489 obs. – to break, to snap; to break or become broken under pressure; to become crushed
• FRUSHY
adj. 1610 obs. – liable to break, brittle, fragile
• FRUST
n. 1765 obs. – a fragment
• FRUSTER
adj. 1488 Sc. obs. – ineffectual, meaningless, vain
n. 1488 Sc. obs. – frustration, disappointment
vb. a1513 obs. – to render useless; to frustrate; to destroy, to ruin, to lay waste
FRUSTILLATION
n. 1653 obs. – a breaking into small pieces
• FRUSTRABLE
adj. 1673 obs. – capable of being frustrated or made ineffectual
• FRUSTRANEOUS
adj. a1643 obs. – vain, useless, ineffectual, unprofitable
• FRUSTRATORY
adj. 1. 1490 obs. – resulting in disappointment; disappointing
adj. 2. 1529 obs. – tending to frustrate, balk, defeat, or make void
• FRUSTULENT
adj. 1656 – full of small pieces
• FRUTICAL
adj. 1597 obs. – shrubby, have the nature of a shrub
• FRUTICEOUS
adj. a1682 obs. – shrubby, bushy
• FRUZ
vb. 1702 obs. exc. Eng. dial. – to spread out hair in a frizzy mass; to ruffle, to rumple
• FRY
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – bewilderment; perplexity
vb. 1. 1928 US sl. – to execute or be executed in the electric chair
vb. 2. 1968 African-American sl. – to straighten curly hair
• FRY A FAGGOT
vb. 1621 obs. – to be burnt alive
• FRY SOMEONE’S BACON
vb. 1986 Amer. sl. – to ruin
• FRY-UP
n. 1967 sl. – a quickly made dish or meal prepared by frying, often of cold cooked food
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Updated: February 26, 2023
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